From 5b966a401a5eb5b16769e9c2071161ad8333c3aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tony Theodore
@@ -2270,7 +2271,8 @@ local-pkg-list: $(LOCAL_PKG_LIST)
free
software
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- that is really used by one of your applications.
+ that is really used by one of your applications. Please also review our
+ legal notes.
@@ -2567,6 +2569,166 @@ endef
+ Modern legal systems are like any other large, complex, and evolving body + of code you're likely to encounter. +
+ ++ They have their own language with quirky parsers, compilers, and + interpreters (though these tend to be human). Their issue trackers are + a backlog of court cases. They have bugs. They have traps for the + uninitiated that may potentially do more than waste your time. +
+ ++ We currently limit ourselves to: +
+--enable-languages='c,c++,objc,fortran'+
+ so nothing mentioned here or on the mailing list should be taken as + legal advice. :-) +
+ ++ The best starting point for any legal questions would be the +
++ FTF (Freedom Task Force of the FSFE (Free Software Foundation Europe)). +
++ They have been very helpful in the past, and maintain an + extensive network + of legal contacts, both within and outside Europe. +
+ +Your local jurisdiction may be a signatory to various + international agreements, + so be sure to mention where you are in any correspondence (much like any + detailed bug report really). +
+ +Additionally, you should also do some background reading from the + FSF (Free Software Foundation) + and + Wikipedia + to familiarise yourself with some of the potential issues (and experience + some context-switching overhead). +
+ ++ Contributions are always welcome! +
+ ++ Ownership of all contributions (bug fixes, new packages, doc updates, etc.) + remain with the author. All we require is a real name (no l33t handles, + please), and that you release your work under + our licence. +
+ +If you prefer not to be credited with a contribution, please notify + the committer. +
+ ++ Each package is individually licensed under terms specified by the + authors of that package. Please see the respective source tarball + and/or project website for details. +
+ ++ Packages that are + non-free + or + ambiguous + will be + removed + or + rejected. +
+ ++ The definition of free must be one of: +
+ Please contact the + mailing list + if you notice a package that doesn't meet these guidlines. +
+ ++ In addition to the usual considerations (copyrights, patents, + trademarks, export regulations etc.), building + statically linked + libraries + for Windows + exposes some edge cases that you may not have encountered before. +
+ ++ According to + freedom 0 and our + own licence, + you can use mxe in countless different + environments, each with it's own special legal considerations. The + configuration options of certain packages (e.g ffmpeg) allow the use of + non-free software and/or combinations that cause license violations. +
+ ++ For these packages, we will provide sensible defaults aimed + at achieving the following goals: +
+ Note that this does not prevent downstream violations, or affect any + further obligations a licence may impose on you. +
+ ++ Review the + Differences from the GPL + section of the Wikipedia article mentioned above. +
+ ++ See conflicting accounts from the + FSF + and the + OpenSSL project. +
+